The projected "MOSE" barriers against flooding in Venice (Italy) and the expected global sea-level rise

Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 247-261

  Pirazzoli, Paolo Antonio ^a   Umgiesser, Georg ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GÉOGRAPHIE PHYSIQUE   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Barriers; Coastal defenses; Flooding; Lagoon; Sea level rise; Surges; Venice

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; RAIN; WATER LEVELS; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

BARRIERS; COASTAL DEFENSES; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEA-LEVEL RISE;

SEA LEVEL;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; RAIN; SEA LEVEL; WATER LEVELS; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

COASTAL LAGOON; FLOODING; METEOROLOGY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE;

EID: 33646440792     PISSN: 1061026X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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